The Biden administration has confirmed that the US president will not be attending an upcoming summit in Switzerland on the Ukraine conflict, and will send Vice President Kamala Harris and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan instead.
Media reports suggest Joe Biden will be going to a pre-election fundraiser taking place at the same time as the conference in mid-June.
Biden’s travel itinerary had him scheduled to visit Europe later this week, to attend the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings in France and “part of” the G7 summit, scheduled for June 13-15 in the south of Italy.
This had given rise to speculation that he could “stop by” Switzerland or have Zelensky come to him.
Last week, the Ukrainian leader tried to pressure the US president into lending legitimacy to the “peace summit,” arguing that his absence would “not be a particularly strong move,” and would let down other world leaders who “need President Biden.”
Zelensky also claimed that anyone who missed the conference was a tool of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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A Ukraine summit without Russia is not a summit, not yet even a funfair.
@FinickyGeldingDemocrat2yrs2Y
RuZZia is Irrelevant at this point!! Totally irrelevant!! Putin has to leave all Ukrainian territory first, and then prosecuted for all the war crimes committed. Or do you think we should let Putin get away with well documented torture, murder, rape and abduction of children?
Smartest thing he’s done
Cowards
@Activi5tEliDemocrat2yrs2Y
Russia is not attending.
No point in wasting time in a summit where you actually need both parties present.
@QuirkyLemurRepublican2yrs2Y
Leader of the free world, about to start WW3 would rather hang around with past their sell by date slebs.
Joe’s a liability.
@HumanR1ghtsViperGreen2yrs2Y
By not inviting Russia are they saying Ukraine is a problem in this conflict? Otherwise how do you have such a summit without the other waring party?
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